36 reasons to come to The Engineer's 2018 conference in June

Keynote speakers at this year's conference include Rolls Royce CTO Paul Stein - who will be talking about the disruptive technologies that are shaping the aerospace sector; Mclaren Applied Technology CTO Dr Caroline Hargrove - who will explain how the lessons learned in motorsport are being applied to fields as diverse as healthcare, manufacturing and energy; and GKN Driveline CEO Phil Swash, who will be talking about the irresistible rise of automotive electrification.

Running across three-days in two-theatres, the conference features 36 different sessions  touching on topics including innovation strategy, manufacturing and supply chain management; digitalisation, driverless cars, robotics, augmented reality, Blockchain, and 3D printing.

A key theme of this year’s conference is cross-sector collaboration and technology transfer, and delegates will be able to gain valuable insight on how to tap into innovations from other sectors, and how to effectively collaborate with specialists from different disciplines.

Alongside Mclaren's Dr Caroline Hargrove, we'll also be hearing how Mclaren rival Williams achieves the same trick, with a presentation from Williams Advanced Engineering's technical director Paul McNamara, whilst BAE Systems’ Dr Henry White will explain to delegates how technology from the defence sector is being applied to the world of sport.